Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-05-28


photographs ever produced in Lancaster.
Mr.. Johnston followed the photograph
business from 1877 to 1851 In September,
1861, he assisted In organizing Company X,
70th Regt Pa VolA, and was chosen 1st lieu.
tenant Of the company. In October, 1861, the
regiment was ordered to the West, and after
remaining for . short time at scamp
Wilkins," Pittsburg, steamed down the
Ohio to Louisville, KY, where 1t became q
part OF Gen. Don Carlos Buelrs army, and
began weary march through kentucky and
Tennessee In search OF Bragg, Buckner,
Morgan and other "rebels," whom they
1ound nrss st Chaplin Hills KY, October 5,
1852 here the 10Th Lost 1S9 men killed,
wounded and mining Lieut. Johnston
served with his company until the spring Of
1865 when he was assigned to the command
Of Co. @, and remained its commander until
after the battle Of ChickAmsugA Ga, when
he WAS detailed - Q member OF Q military
court During the following winter he was
detached from his regiment and appointed
chief OF transportation OF Gen. Johnson's
division OF the 18th corpA In this capacity
he served until his term of service OF pired,
and he was honorably discharged at Rome,
Ga, October 18th, 1864. Lieut. Johnston WAS |
engaged in the battles Of Chaplin Hills,
Stone River, Hoover's Gap, Chickamaugs, !
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tween Chattanooga and Jonesboro- 8s the
last Of which resulted In ssfbs cspture Of
Atlanta.
Returning AsanIEs.,sr =, III. q, D,r.,,on O,
.s-.s.s r U6svice, Lieut. Johnston was en-
.e16r . few months - clerk In the pro-
Ds6as marshars office, then conducted by Maj.
Thad. Stevens, jr. In the spring Of 1865 he
leased the Swan hotel in Centre Square, and
was it's landlord for four years.
In July, 1869, he entered the INTELIIGEN.
GER office % "sub." Although he had not
"stuck" type for twenty-five years, his
tugers had not forgot their cunning, and he
was soon able to hoe his row with the other
boyA He was soon promoted to Q position on
the reportorial corps, and from that time on
has been on duty In that branch OF the
service.
Mr.. Johnston was elected member OF the
school board, December !, 1870, to ill a
vacancy caused by the death OF Ii. A. Rocks.
field (who also was newspaper reporter, J.,
and served until October, 1877, when he de-.
clined reelection. On the 7th of August,
1873, he was elected to ill the unex pired
term OF s. T. Eby, resigned. He WAS re-
elected from time to time, and on November
Let, 1883 was chosen secretary OF the board
by unanimous vote. On the 9Th OF Novem.
ber, 1881, he was reelected unanimously,
and served until November, 1855, when his
term OF service expired
In 1850 Mr.. Johnston WAS married to Miss
Jane L. Cunningham, OF Lancaster. OF five
children born to them four are living-two
sons and two daughters The Oldest son,
Percy, printer, who graduated from the n.
TELLIaENCER, has charge of the proof read.
ing department Of the Philsdelph phis Press
Tue youngest son, Herbert, also grad uate OF
thA INTRIUIaENrER hnlAe inn
place on the editorial corps OF the Philsdel
phis Times. Both are married. The oldest
daughter, Mary Ellen, IL the vile OF VIM p.
Campbell, who for seven years has been dis
cipliGsrian OF the Indian Industrial school st
Carlisle. The youngest daughter, Edith, 10
single and Ia at present with her brother
Percy.
Thomas r. McEiiig0tt.
Thos +. McElligott the present secretary
OF the board, became Q member of the I an
caster school board on January /, 1874, before
he was twenty-five years old. lie was
elected to fill the unexpirsd term of George
r. Breneman, deceased, and remained q
member until the expiration of the term for
which he had been elected. He was the
second graduate OF the high school to be.
como member OF the board, p. d. Baker,
esq, having been the first He was not a
candidate Tor reelection and remained out OF
the board until 1854, when he was elected for 4
full term. He WAS re elected In 1887 ss one Of
the Third ward representatives, and his new
term OF three years will begin on tie first
Inursdsy OF November OF this year. When
Mr. Johnston retired from the board In
November, 1885, he was elected secretary and
was reelected st the organization of the
board In 1886.
The subject OF this sketch In the sop nj,
Jeremiah McEliigott and grandson of John
0cEiligOtt The latter had 70 flee from ra
land for being one OF the participants In the
reheliton OF lsas. Jeremiah McEiligott sm.
n grAted 70 this country In 1872 and settled in
( Canada He removed TO New York a fe =
years lstsr, where the present secretary wa.
born ON April l3, lsa9 In 1850 his parents
\ removed to this city, since which time he has
1 Nvod here Ho attended the public schools
y - Lancaster and graduated from the nigh
= oohool In the Glass of 1865 In the same
4 yooe he took course Of instruction ss East.
man's National Business college, st Pough-
keepsia. New York. He dlled several clerk.
ohips In Lancaster business houses, until
lG7Q when he IVES elscted ssssssor of the
First ward, bsing then just pest twenty -ons
years old. In the following year hs was
elected alderman Of the Same ward, over the
lafe Rudolph +. Rsuch. COL II. q. Pyfsr was
olee.ed mayor ct the same tune, snd M. No.
1liisott IVES appointed his CLERK. He re-
0alned 10 this position until November,
MA when there wss change OF sdminissrs.
- nd the alderman opened an 0ffioe In the
0oooog building on West Orauge street, A
~ Daaths besoFs The expiration Of his torn
~ goaDne1 ~ aldernanshin He wss not
ooftvoly (aglGed IN business from 1879 10
M II ~ Ill a The latter year hs soceptsd
= D0G1n0 = ~ RoD0Fe0einl akafY of the Ma.